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TIL there is a chinese village called Dafen that account for 60% of global production of replica oil paintings.

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nrOo TIL Paul Hogan (the actor of “Crocodile Dundee”) lost $32 million because when he wanted to hide his money in offshore tax havens his tax adviser duped him. His money lies untouched in Switzerland since the 1980s
ErEX TIL A South Korean Samsung worker committed suicide on Oct 2013 in protest against poverty wages and harsh working conditions. Choi was struggling to keep his family fed and was skipping meals to keep up with his hectic workload, which began at 7am and ended at 9pm EACH day.
a8AO9 TIL rusty objects don’t give you tetanus, but a bacteria found in soil. That’s why we associate a rusty nail found in soil with tetanus. A random rusty chair is just a random rusty chair
AyNB TIL that the sting of the tarantuala hawk wasp is among the most painful of all insects. One researcher described the pain as “…immediate… unrelenting pain that simply shuts down one’s ability to do anything, except scream.”
QJkoL TIL An Army dentist drilled the message "Remember Pearl Harbor" in Morse code inside Gen. Hideki Tojo's dentures while the general was imprisoned in occupied Japan for war crimes.